"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.